Selma and Meridian Railroad ledger and journal
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1778
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of two oversized accounting volumes covering the years 1880-1885, one labeled "Ledger" and the other "Journal." The former records receipts and payments by individual or firm, the latter by date.
Dates
- 1880-1885
Biographical/Historical note
Incorporated as the Alabama and Mississippi Rivers Railroad Company in 1850; the name was changed to the Selma and Meridian Railroad in 1864.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (2 oversize account books)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Two corporate account books for the Selma and Meridian Railroad, 1885: the ledger, which details payments and receipts by date, and the journal, which records them by firm or individual.
Provenance
Purchased from Cather and Brown Books, 1990
General
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Processed by
John Beeler
Source
- Cather & Brown Books (Bookseller, Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Selma and Meridian Railroad ledger and journal
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository